Ellis Island

From 1880 to 1924, Ellis Island acted as the primary gateway into the United States with over 18 million immigrants passing through it.

Many Americans can trace their heritage back to this island in the New York City harbor. On ...

Independence Hall

Independence Hall served as the meeting location for some of the United States' most groundbreaking historical events, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence and drafting of the United States Constitution.

Notable figures such as George Washington, Thomas ...

New York City Lower East Side

Simmer together borscht, matzo, strudel, tortillas, pasta, corned beef, eggrolls, and you get a unique American stew. Melting Pot describes the densely packed four square miles of New York City's Manhattan Island called the Lower East Side.

Inhabited by Indians, ...

U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

The Battle for Iwo Jima, against the Japanese, during World War II, was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the Marine Corps.

Marines suffered over 25 thousand casualties taking the island. The United States awarded twenty-seven Medals ...

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

Born a slave, the Reverend Charles Octavius Boothe was one of the Freedmen who established the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church after the Civil War. The church served the African American community of Montgomery for over one hundred years and gained ...

Jamestown, Virginia

England established its first permanent American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia over four hundred years ago. King James told the colonists to find a safe place then, search for gold.

What this first group of men and boys found was a piece ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nestled between the Clinton River and the Appalachian Mountains, twenty-five miles from Knoxville,Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed key atomic materials during World War II and the Cold War.

In 1943, the United States government usurped fifty-nine thousand acres to ...

Baltimore and Ohio Railway Station

In the mid-1800s a dramatic change occurred in the shipment of American goods from the Eastern United States to West of the Appalachian Mountains. Two methods of transportation competed for the number one transportation spot, railroads and canals.

Which form of ...

Crispus Attucks Gravesite

Boston, Massachusetts became the center of tension and rebellion in America during the years leading up to the American Revolution. On the streets of Boston, fights frequently broke out between American Patriots and British soldiers.

Problems came to a climax ...

National Historic Landmark - Bunker Hill Monument

One of the most famous sites of the American Revolution is Breeds Hill, better known as Bunker Hill, the site of the first major battle of the Revolution. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775. Although ...